Historical Bibliography Updated: March 26, 2018
Exanthematologia ; or, an attempt to give a rational account of eruptive fevers, especially of the measles and small pox, In two parts. Parts I Of the blood, the air, venoms, Infection: fever of all kinds in general with their varieties, descriptions, names & C but more professedly and fully of the measles ... Part II Of the small pox ... To which is added. An appendix concerning inoculation.
Publication Details
London, 1730 CE.
Includes the first clear account of chicken pox as a distinct disease, and the first distinction between the spots made by flea bites from those seen in eruptive fevers.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #10109 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/12298 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | exanthematologia-or-an-attempt-to-give-a-rational-account-of-eruptive-fevers-especially-of-the-measles-and-small-pox-in-two-parts-parts-i-of-the-blood-the-air-venoms-infection-fever-of-all-kinds-in-general-with-thier-varieties-descriptionns-names-c-but-more-professedly-and-fully-of-the-measles-part-ii-of-the-msmall-pox-to-which-is-added-an-appendix-concerning-inoculation |
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Publication place: London